Beal scores 34, Wizards beat Suns 128-107 for first home win

Bradley Beal scored 34 points and Washington Wizards snapped ir three-game losing streak and won at home for first time this season, beating Phoenix Suns 128-107 over Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Wizards (3-8), who had lost five straight at home, played without guard Russell Westbrook. He will miss at least a week with a left quadriceps injury.

Devin Booker lead Phoenix (7-4) with 33 points. Chris Paul had 14 points and 11 assists. Mikal Bridges also had 14. Beal, NBA’s leading scorer, had eight rebounds and nine assists. He missed Saturday’s game with Miami because he was in NBA’s health and safety protocol.

In his previous two games, Beal scored 101 points, tying team record with 60 points on Wednesday at Philadelphia and hitting for 40 at Boston on Saturday. Washington never trailed and was ahead by 32 with 4:16 to play in second quarter. Wizards played ir first game without center Thomas Bryant, who suffered a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Bryant injured knee in first two minutes of Saturday’s game and is likely to miss rest of season. Davis Bertans had 18 points for Washington, all on 3-pointers.

TIP-INS

Suns: F/C Jalen Smith missed his third straight game for health and safety protocol reasons. … G Cameron Payne was out for second time with a strained right ankle.

Wizards: Coach Scott Brooks said Westbrook originally hurt quadriceps more than a month ago. “He got hit pretty bad in his quad in training camp,” Brooks said. “It bored him. He pushed through it.” Westbrook aggravated injury Wednesday in Philadelphia, and Brooks said he also dislocated a finger, and rest will help both injuries.

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Suns: Host Hawks on Wednesday

Wizards: Host Jazz on Wednesday.